UK markets were mixed in early trade on Tuesday in the face of rough jobs data, with residual optimism left over from yesterday’s vaccine-led 900-point surge from the Dow Jones in the US. The benchmark FTSE 100 saw its opening 40 point rally ebb away to fall into the red. At 9.30am, the FTSE 100 had slipped around 0.3% to 6,031.23, although the midcap FTSE 250 clung on to its near 1% hike at ...

The new venture capital trust (VCT) offer season is now in full swing where investors are able to apply for new shares and enjoy immediate tax benefits. Recent offers from Amati AIM VCT, Octopus AIM VCT and Hazel Renewable Energy VCT have already closed, having hit their subscription target. Others are filling up quickly. Each year VCTs seem to attract money faster than the previous ...

QUIXANT (QXT:AIM) 458.5p Gain to date: 4.8% Original entry point: Buy at 437.5p, 25 January 2018 There is no question that Quixant’s (QXT:AIM) share price progress has been surprisingly lacklustre even in the face of continued robust and disciplined financial performance. Half year results on 19 September only embolden our view that it is a long-run, and attractive, growth story. The ...

QUIXANT (QXT:AIM) 447.5p Gain to date: 2.3% Original entry point: Buy at 437.5p, 25 January 2018 Analysts at Berenberg have recalculated expectations through to 2020 for gaming technology supplier Quixant (QXT:AIM), resulting in earnings per share (EPS) forecast hikes of up to 20%. EPS estimates for this year to 31 December 2018 have increased from $0.2224 to $0.2434, with equivalent ...

A handful of deals by company directors stand out from the past week. Directors buying or selling shares in their own company is typically worth watching for retail investors, but stock sales and purchases sometimes need to be put into context. Trades at four companies particularly piqued our interest, starting with the £9m or so of shares sales at computerised gaming technology ...

Quixant (QXT:AIM) 410p Loss to date: -6.3% Original entry point: Buy at 437.5p, 25 January 2018 Full results from the gaming machine platform supplier beat expectations on multiple levels. Stockbroker FinnCap had forecast $108.8m revenue, $17.3m pre-tax profit and 2.4p dividend per share. Quixant managed to produce $109.2m revenue, $17.7m pre-tax profit and 2.6p dividend per ...

Both Quixant (QXT:AIM) and its share price have been on a great two-year run but we believe 2018 could be even better. Rapid growth, a technological edge and decent pricing power could help the shares reach 600p. If, as we hope, a contract with a tier-1 manufacturer comes the shares could move even higher. Quixant is a Cambridge-based company that designs the logic boxes that control ...

There are many good reasons for investors to investigate beyond the scope of the FTSE 100 heavyweights. Smaller companies may start off with share trading liquidity challenges and fall below the remit of most equity research analysts. That can mean companies being priced more inefficiently than larger peers which is an opportunity for savvy investors. PROVEN STRATEGY As successful smaller ...

Quixant (QXT:AIM) 425p Gain to date: 49.1% Original entry point: Buy at 285p, 20 October 2016 Half year results were once again excellent from gaming technology supplier Quixant (QXT:AIM). Revenue jumped 38% to $56.9m driven by a quite exceptional 78% organic jump from its core Gaming division to $37.8m. Pre-tax profit soared 98% to $8.7m. Even management were surprised by the ...

The mid cap space is home to many exciting investment opportunities. They are generally well-established businesses with revenue and profit; yet they also have plenty of room to keep growing at a much faster rate than the UK’s largest quoted companies. The mid cap space is generally represented by the FTSE 250 index – which is up 8.8% so far this year. That’s more than double the ...

QUIXANT (QXT:AIM) 416p Gain to date: 46.0% Original entry point: Buy at 285p, 20 October 2016 Another knockout update from gaming technology supplier Quixant (QXT:AIM) pushes the shares beyond the 400p level we suggested was attainable in our original feature. Yet we continue to see value upside here, and analysts agree. Canaccord believes 500p is on the cards in its initiation note this ...

There have been some very successful small cap stocks in recent years, rewarding shareholders with returns equal to three or more times their original investment. The ability to make significant gains is a key factor behind investors risking their money in smaller companies. We believe there could soon be a shift in investor appetite as a result of sky-high valuations. Many small cap fund ...

There’s plenty going on with technology stocks that feature in our list of Great Ideas. We now take a look at some recent bits of news to keep you up to date with events. Gaming engine designer Quixant (QXT:AIM) impressed with its full year results on 22 March. Revenue was 5% better than forecast while pre-tax profit was bang on the money at $13.8m. Analysts have lifted their 2017 estimates ...

Major events in 2017 have fuelled our running ‘Great Ideas’ stock selections, as well as our ‘10 for 2017’ annual share portfolio. Acquisitions have certainly been on the agenda for many of our preferred stocks. Other catalysts have been trading updates and broker commentary. FTSE 250 chemicals group Elementis (ELM) is to boost the size of its personal care business with the $360m ...

Quixant (QXT:AIM) 327.5p Gain to date: 14.9%  Original entry point: Buy at 285p, 20 Oct 2016   Operating improvements, synergies from the Densitron deal and a robust underlying gaming operator end market; Quixant (QXT:AIM) has been quick out of the blocks. A trading update on 24 November showed particularly strong year-on-year revenue growth and margin performance from ...

The next year or so should transform gaming platform designer Quixant (QXT:AIM). Enjoying rapid growth, a technological edge and reasonable pricing power, we firmly believe this is a must-have stock for your ISA or SIPP. The Cambridge-based company designs the logic boxes that control pay-to-play digital gaming machines – one arm bandits, quizzes, casino; it is the brains behind the ...

The acquisition of struggling displays technology manufacturer Densitron by pay-to-play gaming platform designer Quixant (QXT:AIM) has sparked a swathe of forecast upgrades, and triggered talk that the shares could hit 200p next year. Densitron makes bespoke display solutions such as Thin-Film-Transistor (TFT), LCD, organic LED displays and touchscreens throughout the world, a neat fit for ...

Latham (James) (LTHM:AIM) 577.5p Sheet and hardwood supplier Latham has been consistently profitable for the past 10 years, more than doubling operating profit in the same period. The Hemel Hempstead-based company is expected to grow earnings per share 19% to 39.5p this year. Leaf Clean Energy (LEAF:AIM) 34p Renewable energy investor Leaf Clean is a closed-end fund in run-off. At a ...

An overnight rally on Wall Street and gains across Asian markets puts UK investors in positive mood in early trading on Wednesday, pushing London share prices higher. The benchmark FTSE 100 index is trading 40 points up, or roughly 0.6%, at 6,660 thanks to a swathe opf positive corporate announcements, although mid cap progress capped, the FTSE 250 nudging just 24 points higher, 0.15%, to ...

The coming 12 months will be a landmark year for electronic gaming machine (EGM) platform supplier Quixant (QXT:AIM), with anticipated Tier-1 contract wins likely to spark a substantial share price re-rating. Outsourced logic boxes are fast becoming the accepted norm across the vast and highly competitive gaming machine industry. Quixant’s all-in-one boxed solution offers a ...